How is a Chess Game How is a Chess Game Like Life?Like Life?

By Cleo TishlerBy Cleo Tishler

Life Really is Life Really is Like ChessLike Chess

Life really is like a chess game, I mean in one Life really is like a chess game, I mean in one way or another we truly can be compared to way or another we truly can be compared to chess pieces. Whether it’s cleaning the house chess pieces. Whether it’s cleaning the house when mum’s out the back relaxing, or being when mum’s out the back relaxing, or being easily manipulated by someone else. We can easily manipulated by someone else. We can all relate to different chess pieces. Read on to all relate to different chess pieces. Read on to find out which chess piece you are…find out which chess piece you are…

Pieces and Personalities Pieces and Personalities Chess pieces in real life. Are you being used as a chess piece?Chess pieces in real life. Are you being used as a chess piece? Pawn-Doing things not on your own accord, but on the act of Pawn-Doing things not on your own accord, but on the act of

someone else's. You don’t even care if it is wrong or right. Easily someone else's. You don’t even care if it is wrong or right. Easily manipulated.manipulated.

Castle-Big, tough, maybe a bully or a Drill Sergeant, Castle-Big, tough, maybe a bully or a Drill Sergeant, commanding pawns. Firm, solid.commanding pawns. Firm, solid.

Knight-Brave, maybe a War Solider or standing up to someone Knight-Brave, maybe a War Solider or standing up to someone intimidating. Assertive.intimidating. Assertive.

Bishop-Second in charge, possibly a Deputy Principal or an Bishop-Second in charge, possibly a Deputy Principal or an assistant. assistant.

Queen-Elegant but can also be a good ruler. Don’t get on the Queen-Elegant but can also be a good ruler. Don’t get on the wrong side of Queen. Dramatic, significant, key player.wrong side of Queen. Dramatic, significant, key player.

King-Boss, head of the house, dad (or mum). High and mighty, King-Boss, head of the house, dad (or mum). High and mighty, director.director.

QuotesQuotes

“The chessboard is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the

Universe, the rules of the game are what we call the laws of Nature

and the player on the other side is hidden from us”(Thomas Huxley)

“Life is a kind of Chess, with struggle, competition, good and ill events”(Benjamin Franklin)

Clarification Clarification

Chess pieces are imperative to the chess game, Chess pieces are imperative to the chess game, just like people are important to the ‘life’ just like people are important to the ‘life’ game. We make our mistakes, and experience game. We make our mistakes, and experience success. A chess game also involves mistakes success. A chess game also involves mistakes and success. To win a game of chess you need and success. To win a game of chess you need to be able to take risks , make sacrifices and be to be able to take risks , make sacrifices and be patient. You also need these qualities in life. patient. You also need these qualities in life.

Checkmate Checkmate

I hope you enjoyed my power point, and I hope you enjoyed my power point, and maybe found out what chess piece you were maybe found out what chess piece you were being used as. I discovered that chess really is being used as. I discovered that chess really is in some ways like life. I hope you discovered in some ways like life. I hope you discovered that to. that to.

By Cleo TishlerBy Cleo Tishler